1 original /əˈrɪʤənl̟/ adjective Learner's definition of ORIGINAL
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always used before a noun : happening or existing first or at the beginning最初的 -
Their original idea was to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.他们最初打算修好旧车，但后来决定买辆新的。
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The word's original meaning was very different from its current meaning.这个词最初的意思与现在的意思很不相同。
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That piece of furniture is still in its original condition. [=the furniture is in the same condition it was in when we first bought it]那件家具仍然完好如初。
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We were the original [=first] owners of that van.我们是那辆货车的原车主。
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always used before a noun : made or produced first : not a copy, translation, etc.原件的；原作品的 3 [more original; most original]
a : not like others : new, different, and appealing独创的；新颖的 b : able to think of or make new and creative things有创造力的 2 original /əˈrɪʤənl̟/ noun
plural originals
2 original
/əˈrɪʤənl̟/
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plural originals
Learner's definition of ORIGINAL
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[count] : a document, film, painting, etc., which is created by someone and from which a copy or translation is made原件；原作品 -
I gave her a copy of the report and kept the original.我给了她报告的复印件而保留了原件。
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This isn't a reprint, it's an original.这不是再印版，是原版。
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[singular] : a person who is different from other people in an appealing or interesting way非同一般的人；不平凡的人；怪人
in the original
: in the language used by the original writer原文